Arizona Senator Jon Kyl announced today that he will not run for reelection in 2012--that makes him the fifth senator to do this in about a month, for those who are counting. First, on Kyl: The ...

WASHINGTON -- John McCain's widow says former Arizona U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl will be named as her deceased husband's replacement in the U.S. Senate. Cindy McCain disclosed the choice Tuesday ahead of a ...

Here's another interesting bit of trivia about Sen. Kyl's recently announced retirement: Rep. Gabby Giffords had been considering running for Kyl's Senate seat before she was shot. Giffords told ...

Former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona is running for U.S. Senate in the Democratic primary. In an interview Thursday, Carmona refused to release any details of his bid to replace outgoing Sen.

Today, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the GOP senators who will serve on the 12-member Super Committee tasked with cutting $1.5 trillion in federal spending. The appointments include ...

Now that Senator Jon Kyl, Republicans' lead negotiator on New START, opposes holding a vote on the U.S.-Russia nuclear disarmament treaty this year, it looks much less likely to pass. The incoming ...